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Approval Forms for Academic Affairs Committee

Please use this form to submit requests for a new major, minor, master's, dual degree, or certificate. (You may fill out this form on your computer. First, save the PDF form to your desktop or folder and then follow the Typewriter Tool instructions at the top of the form. You must have Adobe Reader 7.0.5 or later to use this function.)

New academic programs must be approved by the AAC/Grad Council, Faculty Plenary, VPAA, Board of Trustees, New York State, and in some instances Middle States, before they can be printed in the Catalog or offered to students.

Please use this form to submit requests for revisions to existing undergraduate or graduate degree programs, or to add a concentration to a registered degree. (You may fill out this form on your computer. First, save the PDF form to your desktop or folder and then follow the Typewriter Tool instructions at the top of the form. You must have Adobe Reader 7.0.5 or later to use this function.)

All program revisions must be approved by the AAC/Grad Council and VPAA; some may also require petition action, Plenary vote, Board of Trustees, and/or New York State approval.

Use the Routine Course Change form for revisions to existing courses. Program revisions are NOT retroactive to preceding semester or Catalog.

Use this form for the discontinuation of a major, minor, certificate, program, concentration, or track. (You may fill out this form on your computer. First, save the PDF form to your desktop or folder and then follow the Typewriter Tool instructions at the top of the form. You must have Adobe Reader 7.0.5 or later to use this function.)

A discontinuation of a major, minor, certificate, program, concentration, or track requires the same procedure as that outlined for planning and establishing a major, minor, certificate, program, concentration, or tracks. After approval by the department, the proposal must be approved by the Dean. After those signatures are affixed, the proposal must be approved by the Academic Affairs Committee. Finally, the form, accompanied by a cover memo, should be forwarded to the VPAA, Board of Trustees, and the NYSED . Note that curricular changes are not effective until they appear in the Catalog.

When creating or revising an academic program, you may use this form to provide information to and solicit feedback from interested units to avoid duplication. (You may fill out this form on your computer. First, save the PDF form to your desktop or folder and then follow the Typewriter Tool instructions at the top of the form. You must have Adobe Reader 7.0.5 or later to use this function.)